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Secunia Advisory SA43668

Fedora update for kernel
Secunia Advisory SA43668
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Release Date 2011-03-08
   
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Criticality level Less criticalLess critical
Impact Security Bypass
Exposure of system information
Privilege escalation
DoS
Where Local system
Authentication level This information is available to Secunia VIM customers
   
Report reliability This information is available to Secunia VIM customers
Solution Status Vendor Patch
   
Systems affected This information is available to Secunia VIM customers
Approve distribution This information is available to Secunia VIM customers
   
Operating System
Fedora 13

Secunia CVSS Score This information is available to Secunia VIM Customers
CVE Reference(s) CVE-2010-4163 CVSS score available to Secunia VIM customers
CVE-2010-4165 CVSS score available to Secunia VIM customers
CVE-2010-4346 CVSS score available to Secunia VIM customers
CVE-2010-4648 CVSS score available to Secunia VIM customers
CVE-2010-4649 CVSS score available to Secunia VIM customers
CVE-2010-4650 CVSS score available to Secunia VIM customers
CVE-2010-4668 CVSS score available to Secunia VIM customers
CVE-2011-0006 CVSS score available to Secunia VIM customers
CVE-2011-0521 CVSS score available to Secunia VIM customers
CVE-2011-1044 CVSS score available to Secunia VIM customers
  

Description

Fedora has issued an update for the kernel. This fixes some weaknesses and vulnerabilities, which can be exploited by malicious, local users to disclose system information, bypass certain security restrictions, cause a DoS (Denial of Service), and potentially gain escalated privileges.

For more information:
SA42172
SA42176
SA42570
SA43009


Solution
Apply updated packages via the yum utility ("yum update kernel").
Original Advisory
FEDORA-2011-2134:
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-March/055238.html

Other references
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